I use GIMP 2.10.14. I recently switched from an old Macbook to a PC (HP Pavilion) and am having some difficulty in using GIMP.

For health reasons, I use a wireless keyboard rather than the keyboard that came with my PC. (I need to have the PC raised.) I also use a tablet with a stylus. The keyboard is a Rii Model RT518. The tablet is a Huion Model H420. Both of these worked fine with GIMP on my old Macbook, and are working perfectly outside of GIMP.

I'm not exactly sure how to summarise the issue I'm having, as it seems to be an issue with more or less every tool I try to use. It seems to be particularly a problem with any tool you have to hold and drag- like Rectangle select, Free select, or the Pencil tool. I've tried every tool I frequently use on the PC keyboard, wireless keyboard and tablet. I'm not going to list every single one of them here, but here are a few examples.

Rectangle select: PC works. Keyboard works. Tablet: The box that should make the corner of the selection appears, but doesn't expand when I try to drag it.

Free select: PC works. Keyboard works. Tablet: Same issue. I can create points by tapping, but not create a continuous line by dragging.

Crop: PC doesn't work. Nothing happens when I click and drag. Keyboard: Same as PC. Tablet: Same issue as Rectangle select: Tablet.

Rotate: PC works. Keyboard works. Tablet: When I hold down the cursor, it changes to the icon for the Crop tool.

Text: PC works. Keyboard: Nothing happens when I click and drag. Tablet: Same issue as Rotate: Rectangle select.

Scale: Works on all three.

Some of these keep changing; some have started working on a device that previously they weren't working on (e.g. the Scale tool). There seems to be a recurring issue with the stylus where when I press down, the cursor icon changes to whatever tool I used before the one I'm trying to use.

I would really appreciate any help you can give. I'm happy to give more information if necessary.

dancemachinetrait (via www.gimpusers.com/forums)

i was looking at the keyboard, thats awfully small, im just saying it may not have all the same functions on every computer,
but i saw this video, that the keyboard itself may have lost some of the
functions
in transferring from mac to pc, and needs rebooted? thats a lot of factors. i dont suppose youve tried it with a mouse? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYDmtM_4uUY dan

On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 6:30 AM dancemachinetrait

wrote:

My keyboard definitely isn't as small as the one in that video. I'm attaching a picture of mine. I tried turning the keyboard off and on again like in the video and it seems to be working. The tablet still isn't working though.

I haven't tried using a mouse- I have a chronic pain condition and really need to be able to use the tablet as it's much easier on my hand.

Attachments: * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1323/original/80202191_774043293078793_5938693439578177536_n.jpg

dancemachinetrait (via www.gimpusers.com/forums)

My keyboard definitely isn't as small as the one in that video. I'm attaching a
picture of mine. I tried turning the keyboard off and on again like in the video
and it seems to be working. The tablet still isn't working though.

I haven't tried using a mouse- I have a chronic pain condition and really need
to be able to use the tablet as it's much easier on my hand.

Attachments: *
https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1323/original/80202191_774043293078793_5938693439578177536_n.jpg

Never mind, keyboard not working again >.<

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I'm now getting the following error message whenever I try to export anything:

'GIMP Message

Plug-in crashed: "file-png.exe" (C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\file-png\file-png.exe)

The dying plug-in may have messed up GIMP's internal state. You may want to save your images and restart GIMP to be on the safe side.

GIMP Message

Saving 'C:\Users\felix\Desktop\gimp error message.png' failed:

Procedure 'file-png-save-defaults' returned no return values'

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